GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| dour | stern |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| mendicant | beggar |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |